The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-24

ton why this vote was cast, but we believe
that if the question we're fully investigated
it would be found that Old Hartford, instead
of being beaten one vote, really only re-
caived one vote for tine state capital
Hawkinsville Dispatch: Judge w. L.
Grice, attorney for the administrator of the
estate of the late Harvey w. Lathrop, re-
turned 20 Hawkinsville a few days ago
from a trip to Charlton county where he
went to attend the sale OF the lands OF said
estate. There are several thousand acres OF
the land ali unceared and having upon it
such timber as is usually found near the
water courses on the coast of Georgia The
lands were sold at public outcry TO the
highest bidder before the court house
door at Traders Hill, which is the
county site of Charlton. Eleven lots, con-
tanning 400 acres each, making total of
!. 800 acres, brought only S-5S. Some of the
lots sold for 81 each, being less than half a
cent an acre, Judge Grice had talk with
one of the citizens who appeared TO be IN
considerable trouble as If laboring under
some great m entail embarrassment or finan-
cial distress The man had that peculiar
dewncast look that is manifested by a
man who swaps horses, gives heavy
boot" and next morning awakes
to a consciousness of having not only OBJ
tanned an inferior horse, but has lost all the
boot money The citizen acknowledged to
Judge Grice that he bought some time ago
nine lots of Charlton county land, aggrega-
ting 4l0 acres, and gave for the same the
sum of $50. "But now, said the man, II
am sorry invested 50 heavily in land, for
don't think will ever be able to get my
money back
On Dec. s the Gevornor issued an order, at
the request of the sureties on the bond of Geo.
r. Brown Treasurer of Hancock county,
l+aOr mi, mir fn ma va
within ten days In their application re-
questing this, Messrs. j. p. Reynolds and j.
NJ. Harrison, the sureties referred to, set
out the following facts: That they
had gone on Browns bond at
the last minute when be was
obliged to qualify, and had done so upon
his assurance that it was only for few
days, when he would release them and fur
nish a new bond. They had from time to
time reminded him of this, but he had in
sisted upon their remaining his sureties
until some given time, when he would have
the new bond, which be never did Further,
that Brown failed to make an exhibit of his
books to the grand jury, ana was
fined Sl00 by the court; that
the County Commissioners had de-
clared the office vacant and appointed
his temporary successor, who was subse-
quently duly elected that Brown had de-
MED their right to vacate the office and had
refused to relinquish his control of 1t, and
had carried the matter into the courts, and
it was now pending before the Supreme
Court; he had also refused to pay orders
upon him as Treasurer, amounting to Sl2O,
which the sureties had been obliged to pay,
together with $l2 in costs In view of all
these facts, they. therefore, asked to be re-
lieved from the bond of said Brown,
and in accordance with their appli-
cation, the order above referred to
requiring Brown to make a
new bond within ten days, was issued by
the Governor. The County Commissioner,
have notified the Governor that this notice
was duly sc vsd on Brown December Sth,
and that on December lttl no new bond had
been furnished. The Governor accordingly
issued an order Thursday, setting forth the
foregoing fac's and declaring the office of
Treasurer of the county of Hancock vacant
by operation of the law, and directing the
proper authorities to order an election to fill
said vacancy.